September 09, 2014, 3:18PM

This year the 12th annual PICA festival of performance art, installations, theater and dance goes deep into sound performance (Samita Sinha, Tim Hecker), the art of the confessional (Jack Ferver, Cynthia Hopkins), intimate duets (Body Cartography Project, Tahni Holt) and social practice (Mammalian Diving Reflex, Miranda July), with some favorite past performers returning with new work (Chelfitsch, Chanticleer Trü) and international artists you've never seen before (Halory Goerger and Antoine Defoort). Full story »

September 09, 2014, 2:49PM

If you've gone to TBA before, you know that the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art's flagship festival is a 10-day marathon of performance art, gallery shows and pop-up events. Here's some advice on how to "do" TBA, from those of us who've survived it. Full story »

September 15, 2013, 9:45AM

The singer and the front-man for Pink Martini showcase new songs and twists on cabaret standards in a night filled with comedy and surprise guests. Co-presented with the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, it's a night of music unlike anything Oregon Symphony audiences are used to. Full story »

September 13, 2013, 2:30PM

The Portland Institute for Contemporary Art's annual Time-Based Art Festival is under way, after opening Thursday evening with the debut of this year's addition of The Works. Now the performance series kicks off, with shows happening throughout town. Here are the can't-miss shows for the festival's opening weekend. "Still Standing You": Portuguese artist and dancer Guilherme Garrido collaborates with Belgian... Full story »

September 13, 2013, 1:30PM

The Portland Institute for Contemporary Art brings its late-night performance and party space back to the west side for the first time since 2005. The venue features galleries and two distinct performance spaces, and on opening night had a rousing performance by the band The Julie Ruin. Full story »

September 06, 2013, 6:00AM

Meow Meow, Thomas Lauderdale and plenty of surprises lead the lineup of experimental performance and visual art. The annual festival, presented by the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, enters its 11th year with a new late-night venue, which returns to the west side for the first time since 2005. Full story »

September 06, 2013, 6:00AM

Seeing all the experimental performances and art in this year's Time-Based Art Festival requires fuel. Fortunately, unique eats will help at the festival's late-night performance venue and party spot. Full story »

September 21, 2011, 6:00PM

Not only does "Bricks" reflect a world caught in thrashing upheaval, it nudges us toward an uncomfortable truth: progress -- whether artistic, social or political -- is a residue of convicted action. Full story »

September 12, 2010, 3:02PM

September 12, 2010, 3:01PM

9/11/2010 - PORTLAND ORE. - Husband and husband artist team Dutes Miller, left, and Stan Shellabarger, of Chicago, dig their own graves outside the old Washington High School as part PICA's annual Time-Based Art Festival (TBA) draws artists from across the country and around the globe for a convergence of contemporary performance, dance, music, new media, and visual arts projects...

September 12, 2010, 3:01PM

9/11/2010 - PORTLAND ORE. - Husband and husband artist team Dutes Miller, left, and Stan Shellabarger, of Chicago, dig their own graves outside the old Washington High School as part PICA's annual Time-Based Art Festival (TBA) draws artists from across the country and around the globe for a convergence of contemporary performance, dance, music, new media, and visual arts projects...

September 12, 2010, 3:01PM

9/11/2010 - PORTLAND ORE. - Anisa Mack installed this art piece on a laundry basket in the Lumber Room as part of PICA's annual Time-Based Art Festival (TBA) draws artists from across the country and around the globe for a convergence of contemporary performance, dance, music, new media, and visual arts projects in Portland, Oregon. Entering its eighth year, the...

September 12, 2010, 3:01PM

9/11/2010 - PORTLAND ORE. - PICA's annual Time-Based Art Festival (TBA) draws artists from across the country and around the globe for a convergence of contemporary performance, dance, music, new media, and visual arts projects in Portland, Oregon. Entering its eighth year, the TBA Festival is presented September 9-19, 2010, with visual art installations running through October 17th. TBA celebrates...

September 12, 2010, 3:01PM

9/11/2010 - PORTLAND ORE. - Noelle Stiles performs Blanket that contemplates the body as information and objects as instigators. Drawing from the personal, scientific and cultural, Blanket explores human engagement and cultural shifts toward synthetic experience. as pat of PICA's annual Time-Based Art Festival (TBA) draws artists from across the country and around the globe for a convergence of contemporary...

September 12, 2010, 3:01PM

9/11/2010 - PORTLAND ORE. - Kelsey Melville, left, and Jaclyn Dowie showed up a bit late to see Noelle Stiles perform so they watched from the sidewalk during PICA's annual Time-Based Art Festival (TBA) draws artists from across the country and around the globe for a convergence of contemporary performance, dance, music, new media, and visual arts projects in Portland,...

September 12, 2010, 3:01PM

9/11/2010 - PORTLAND ORE. - Mike Daisey performed his monlogue at Washington High School, but he didn't allow photographs to be taken during the performance during PICA's annual Time-Based Art Festival (TBA) draws artists from across the country and around the globe for a convergence of contemporary performance, dance, music, new media, and visual arts projects in Portland, Oregon. Entering...